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An Unrestrained Exploration of Fetish, Film, and Freedom at LFFF's Fifth Anniversary Event
BDSM is a topic that tends to divide people. In a world where so many sensual and erotic experiences are either stigmatised or hidden, it can be hard to open up and celebrate fetishes and kinks without people drawing on their own assumptions. For our Sassy founder, Bethany, the hair fetish community has played a huge part in them becoming a confident and sensually explorative human being. By becoming closer to this world of fetish, they were introduced to a whole new array of language to explore their own kinks. Bethany explains how "My love of feet, of servitude, of positioning my body in ways that expose and play with power dynamics. My desire to punish and be punished. My fetish for skin and muscles, for people's voices and their use of language. I have slowly unraveled the never ending ways I can experience life erotically!" And so it's a joyful moment that we get to share news of London Fetish Film Festival (LFFF).
Bethany met up with the organisers, Amy and Venus, to learn more about how LFFF began and to get a bigger picture of what to expect on their big screen next month. You can listen to the interview above or head to YouTube to watch the full conversation. Be sure to come join the festival on13th, 14th and 15th of December at the Hen and Chicken's Theatre in Highbury and Islington.
Born out of a fetish for film and a kink for BDSM, London Fetish Film Festival (LFFF) is the intoxicating passion marriage of founder Venus Raven's cinema crush. Now about to unleash its fifth year of programming at Islington's Hen and Chicken's Theatre, LFFF is on the look out for all things paraphilia, paradoxical and pleasurable explored through the lense.
With a desire to bend censorship over the kitchen table, LFFF encourage freedom of expression, deconstruction of damaging BDSM myths and the unity of a widely intersectional LGBTQIA+ kink community. With the hope to reach a widening community and bring artistic cinema to screens around the world.
At this year’s London Fetish Film Festival, prepare for an unforgettable lineup of films and events that explore the fascinating, funny, and fearless facets of fetish culture. Each programmed section of the festival celebrates a unique aspect of kink—from the darkly intense to the absurdly playful, offering viewers a rare opportunity to experience the full spectrum of BDSM and fetish-inspired art. Whether you’re here to laugh at the lighter side of fetish in Fun Fetish, learn through in-depth Documentary pieces, or delve into the captivating worlds of Kink Narrative and Kink Animation, there’s something for every curiosity. With intimate insights in Inside Fetish and creative expressions in Kink Art, LFFF brings together an extraordinary community of filmmakers, artists, and audiences eager to expand the boundaries of cinematic expression and embrace the diversity of fetish culture.
Programmed sections of the festival include:
Fun Fetish:
Making space for inevitable silliness and humour in the scene. Here for the absurd laughs.
Documentary:
Zooming in for some some crucial close-ups on elements of kink practise far and wide. Educating and enlightening.
Dark Kink:
Think brutal, think bloody and think euphoric. This is a section which highlights the extreme end of the fetish spectrum in consensual adult play.
Kink Narrative:
Diving deep into storytelling in all manners, 'kink narrative' is bound to have something to keep everyone suspended.
Kink Animation:
Celebrating the creativity behind fetish-inspired cartoons, stop motion, illustrations and all realms of animation!
Inside Fetish:
An intimate glimpse into personal bdsm sessions, studies and the humanity of fixation.
Kink Art:
A kaleidoscopic creative take on kink and the artistry of elements such as costume and music videos.
Learn more about LFFF by watching the full interview over on YouTube
Each year LFFF champion the makers behind the motion pictures through awards such as 'Best Sound Design', 'Best Kink Moment' and 'Best Cinematography'. All awards are voted for by our panel members who are currently:
Venus Raven (Founding Artistic Director)
Tainted Saint (Co-Artistic Director and Producer)
Hal Sinden
Lidia Ravisso
Chris Tyler
Toni Murphy
Mistress Syn Ariad
Maud Madlyn
This year's screenings will take place on the 13th, 14th and 15th of December at the Hen and Chicken's Theatre in Highbury and Islington.
Get ready to salivate over fetish as you've never considered it before. Let your own mind surprise you and bring you to a cinematic climax this December!
You can get in touch via londonfetishfilmfestival@gmail.com or @londonfestishfilmfestival_
Interview and portraits by Bethany Burgoyne
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